Economics, Philosophy and Political Science

Tech could help BC farmers reach customers, mitigate climate change impacts

Tech could help BC farmers reach customers, mitigate climate change impacts

UBCO researchers compare climate adaptation in Okanagan, Cariboo with Shaanxi, China

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What has the world learned from the invasion of Ukraine?

What has the world learned from the invasion of Ukraine?

UBCO hosts two-day expert discussion about the war, responses from liberal democracies

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Life Raft Debate pits professors against each other for survival

Life Raft Debate pits professors against each other for survival

UBCO faculty must prove their expertise is the only way to save society

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Global population is expected to reach 8 billion next week

Global population is expected to reach 8 billion next week

UBCO sustainability researchers chime in about the world’s burgeoning population

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UBCO researcher points to gap in Indigenous health equalities

UBCO researcher points to gap in Indigenous health equalities

Indigenous women have significantly worse health outcomes than men

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Gold-medal tennis player, human rights activist win UBCO honours
Interview with Dr. Madeleine Ransom: UBC Philosophy Alumna and Recipient of the Governor General’s Gold Medal

Interview with Dr. Madeleine Ransom: UBC Philosophy Alumna and Recipient of the Governor General’s Gold Medal

The Governor General’s Gold Medal is an annual award given to exceptional graduate students across Canada. Only two UBC graduate students per year receive this honour—one graduating doctoral student and one graduating Master’s student. We are pleased to announce that UBC Philosophy’s Dr. Madeleine Ransom has been awarded the Governor General’s Gold Medal for achieving the most outstanding academic […]

Expert Q&A: Economics and its gender problem

Expert Q&A: Economics and its gender problem

UBC Economics professor says discipline needs more women When UBC’s Mohsen Javdani embarked on a recent research project, his main goal was to study the influence of ideological bias among economists. In what he describes as an important by-product of the research, conducted in collaboration with Ha-Joon Chang at Cambridge University, they not only discovered […]